With less than three weeks to go until Suits and Spooks London 2015 kicks off, the agenda is nearly finalized. Our first 2-day international event will host experts in cyber warfare, intelligence, advanced persistent threats, sophisticated malware, and political issues.

Gemalto presents the findings of its investigations into the alleged hacking of SIM card encryption keys by Britain's Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) and the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA)

Suits and Spooks DC is less than one week away! The event will be held at the Ritz-Carlton, Pentagon City on February 4-5. Due to multiple sell-out events, we have expanded our attendee capacity to 200, but the event is again close to being sold out.

But the four cybersecurity legislation bills that were approved last month did not address all of the top concerns, namely the creation of an information-sharing platform that would enable better information exchange about cyber-based threats between the public and private sectors.

Why the American government must play an essential role in catalyzing a national response to the emerging cyber crisis, business and private citizens can also take a leading role in safeguarding our data and preserving both our way of life and our commercial base. Here are 4 areas worth considering in the context of business.

In response to the Government of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s numerous provocations, particularly the recent cyber-attack targeting Sony Pictures Entertainment and the threats against movie theaters and moviegoers, President Obama today signed an Executive Order (E.O.) authorizing the imposition of sanctions against the Government of North Korea and the Workers’ Party of Korea...

I am cautiously optimistic about the prospects for collaboration and collective progress in the private sector as companies and industries are recognizing that in the digital world, no one is an island. We’re more like an archipelago and we’re starting to build bridges.

Bob Radvanovsky from Infracritical took a similar approach and the results are astounding. He acquired some Ruggedom switches from E-Bay and set up a network emulating a well pumping station. Within 2 hours of connecting the systems, he was being attacked primarily from China.